3Com 3C16791C User Guide - Page 6

Wall mounting template Fast Ethernet Switch 5 67mm apart Fast Ethernet Switch 8 100mm apart 2 BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR SWITCH Unit Connections To connect other OfficeConnect units (such as gateways or switches) to your Switch you need: • One suitable Twisted Pair (TP) cable for each unit 3Com recommends Category 5E cable for Gigabit connections. Workstation Connections To connect workstations or other equipment (such as servers) directly to your Switch, you need: 1 One adapter card for each workstation to be connected to a port on the Switch. The adapter card must be capable of communicating at the required speed. 2 An operating system (for example Netware or Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP) with network support configured, running on your workstations (for example Windows/Mac/ Linux). 3 One suitable Twisted Pair cable for each workstation. 10 On = 10/100M, Flash = Activity 11